General Shaving discussion

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wii.mmgn.com/... Well the old Shick add thread got converted into a general discussion about shaving so lets start fresh with a new discussion. For some reason the discussion of shaving got a lot of people involved.
I think we cut our selves enough times sober to know that's not a good thing to do :E
Even I wouldn't shave drunk, and I do everything drunk ;O :E
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This one time at band camp... [MOG]

Im always super careful when I do shave though, looks like it stings like a bitch :( :P

Guyver said:

Desi said: Nope, the actual holder can be as cheap or expensive as you like. You can get them for $15 from The Shaver Shop (like I am using now) or you can spend a couple hundred on a premium one with adjustable blade angle and depth, which may be what Hamzie did.
To give you an idea of the actual cost/complexity/bullshit level of the thing, a single-blade razor is just called a 'safety razor'. A multi-blade razor is called a 'shaving system' (ooh la la!).


So 15 bucks for a "cheap" one, where a the average price for a Gillete Mach 3 is just under 13 bucks.


Yep, $15 with $0.49 blades, if you buy a batch of 50 at once on eBay. That's (almost) a new blade every week for an entire year for a grand total of $23. Not that you need to change the blades every week; I've gone back to using them for maybe three weeks or a month at a time.

Meanwhile that Mach 3 may be $2 cheaper, but the blades are more than three times more expensive; a batch of 50 Mach 3 blades costs $70 on eBay.

The entire idea of disposable cartridge razors is to give away the holder cheap (or free) and rake in the profits from the high recurring costs of proprietary blade refills, after all.

Guyver said:

Desi said:

Guyver said:

Dr.hamzie said:

Guyver said:
Yeah but you get one good single blade, I get off the shelf cheap 3-4 blade units. I think a 3-4 blade unit is equal to one expensive single blade system.


wut...................... our single blades cost 50 cent?


I thought they were more expensive, well the main unit at least.


Nope, the actual holder can be as cheap or expensive as you like. You can get them for $15 from The Shaver Shop (like I am using now) or you can spend a couple hundred on a premium one with adjustable blade angle and depth, which may be what Hamzie did.
To give you an idea of the actual cost/complexity/bullshit level of the thing, a single-blade razor is just called a 'safety razor'. A multi-blade razor is called a 'shaving system' (ooh la la!).


So 15 bucks for a "cheap" one, where a the average price for a Gillete Mach 3 is just under 13 bucks.

stublu said:

Dr.hamzie said:

Guyver said:
Yeah but you get one good single blade, I get off the shelf cheap 3-4 blade units. I think a 3-4 blade unit is equal to one expensive single blade system.


wut...................... our single blades cost 50 cent?


lol, poor uneducated guyver.


THIS is what I was referring to not the refill blades.



2 bucks difference at the time of buying the razor
100s saved when buying blades (for a more quality and enjoyable shave experience) General Shaving discussion

THEN!
with the money saved.. buy a wii-u [MOG]
Just grow a bead. Shaving problem is gone. [MOG]

Guyver said:

stublu said:

Dr.hamzie said:

Guyver said:
Yeah but you get one good single blade, I get off the shelf cheap 3-4 blade units. I think a 3-4 blade unit is equal to one expensive single blade system.


wut...................... our single blades cost 50 cent?


lol, poor uneducated guyver.


So because I haven't looked up the price of all razors, gives you an indication if my level of education?


Un shave-educated
I went to Safeway today and grabbed some blades for my Mach 3 turbo nitro Injected big block V8 supercharged Gillette razor and I wasn't sure if I was annoyed or impressed with the weird dispensing system they have for each blade type. Press the big button marked PUSH and 5 minutes later a packet of blades pop out. Must be their attempt to bore thieves to death so they wont flog these things anymore.
My DE blades come in the mail [MOG]
I've got fifty coming in the mail. [MOG]
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Desi said: I've got fifty coming in the mail.


loooool
i shoul start doing that
i order 10 7oclocks at a time

Kerosanak said: Even I wouldn't shave drunk, and I do everything drunk



Shaving your ass drunk is bad. [MOG]

Desi said: I've got fifty coming in the mail.




Peeping for that zombie apocalypse?
I recently had no internet, my gf and i decided to shave my chest and ass. The regrowth, was very very horrible. i do not recommend this to anyone. xD

Dr.hamzie said:

Desi said: I've got fifty coming in the mail.


loooool
i shoul start doing that
i order 10 7oclocks at a time


It's cheaper in bulk, but there's the added concern of storing them somewhere dry.

Guyver said:

Desi said: I've got fifty coming in the mail.


Peeping for that zombie apocalypse?


At least I will die clean-shaven!
So my fifty blades came today.




That's like two years' worth of blades, dawgs. *_*
Lol I don't even change mine monthly. Thats like a lifetime supply for me [MOG]

Skarteh said: Lol I don't even change mine monthly. Thats like a lifetime supply for me


Lol same.
I'm thinking about getting a safety razor, but cbf with the whole lather stuff... I'm assuming there's no major reason why I couldn't just use a safety razor with regular shaving cream?

Doyl said:

Skarteh said: Lol I don't even change mine monthly. Thats like a lifetime supply for me


Lol same.


Wtf?!
I have to change mine weekly (shaving 3x a week)
If I leave them much longer the shave is not as smooth and I get more nicks and irritation.
I get more nicks and irritation from a new razor.

Skarteh said: Lol I don't even change mine monthly. Thats like a lifetime supply for me


Really depends on the blade for me. With 7 O'Clocks I can forget about them for a couple of weeks, Wilkinson Blades are almost as good (but more aggressive), Gilette Rubies get maybe half as much life as 7 O'Clocks, and I stay far away from Derby Extras because I find them really aggressive and irritating after only two or three days of use. I typically change blades every week or two weeks, though, just as a rule of thumb.

Doyl said: I get more nicks and irritation from a new razor.


That's because multiblades are too aggressive. Many people report less irritation with DEs.

Makra said: I'm thinking about getting a safety razor, but cbf with the whole lather stuff... I'm assuming there's no major reason why I couldn't just use a safety razor with regular shaving cream?


You can use plain old hand soap if you want. We just use lather and lathering brushes because we like the results and the feeling. It's nice to lather up with warm, mentholy Proraso.
^
I still have my proraso but i never use it after using TOBS

TOBS is bau5
I need to shave really badly, however I'm apprehensive of buying a razor here.
Tom, grow a beard. You're a wise man, so a beard would suit you.
 
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